Tag: Twitter

Greetings folks. I want to drop you a quick line to let you know that I will be taking part in a Twitter chat on Wednesday evening at 9pm. As part of the “Brothers of Blogging” blog carnival for April from Blogging While Brown, myself and a number of other Black male bloggers will be e-gathering to talk about our various experiences. Gentlemen such as Lamar Tyler of BlackandMarriedWithKids.com, Paul C. Brunson, and more have links in the blog carnival. Come out and join us for an interesting Twitter chat! The hashtag for the night will be #BrosBlogBWB

Unnecessary apologies seem to be the order of the day. Especially when it comes to Black branded media. For those who may not have heard, this week an “incident” involving a tweet from Ebony writer and senior digital editor Jamilah Lemieux. It began when Lemieux tweeted a statement critical of Black conservatives. From there, it branched into an exchange between Lemieux and RNC Deputy Chairman Raffi Williams. To make a long story short, the whole thing escalated by a swarm of conservatives attacking and using their voice to condemn instead of comprehend. Now here is where things get shameful. Instead...

Detractors of online activism have been proven wrong again. For the past few weeks or so, there was an uproar on the internet about a planned boxing match involving George Zimmerman and DMX. Saturday afternoon, it began to circulate that this event was canceled. The pressure brought on the promoter Damon Feldman via online petitions and commentary had to have played some role in this reversal. For the better part of last week, predominantly Black spaces on the internet were inundated with comments on the matter. There are many out there who still don’t see the point of online activism,...

Yet another incident occurred, resulting in a fatal outcome of a Black person in need. 19 year old Renisha McBride was killed by a man after surviving a car crash. This teenager from Detroit found herself a victim of a scared homeowner with a shotgun. The man though McBride was attempting to break into his home. What makes this story more infuriating, is that the man is claiming that he shot McBride “by accident” How plausible is that? As some will remember, the similar case of Jonathan Ferrell back in September played itself out in a similar way. The difference...

The controversial Stop and Frisk program has its detractors and defenders. Don Lemon chimes in as the latter. This morning in commentary on the matter, CNN anchor Don Lemon refers to “Stop (Question) and Frisk” as one of the biggest issues in the country. In voicing his opinion on the matter, Lemon plays into the fears of increased crime should the process end. Lemon, like many proponents of Stop and Frisk make a correlation between lower crime and the enactment of these measures. It is a correlation that is untrue according to the work of the New York Civil Liberties...